Rhea'li senses it, too. And his instincts honed from all his adventures are always ones to be listened to.

"Allow me."

He had fumbled and struggled terribly with controlling his Bursterfly during training. But with the cyberseed planted in him, controlling the mechanical construct feels no different to controlling his own magical constructs, and he has plenty of experience with that. This time, his Bursterfly's wings flare and easily flit ahead of them. It's not truly a scout -- for Rhea'li cannot see through it -- but aught lying in wait doesn't need to know that.

And... there! A flash of movement! The Bursterfly twists its metal wings and narrowly avoids being struck by red ribbons from an unseen assailant.